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EUA - Scientific anuncia una estructura de fusió posterior a WMS
By Phil - 26 de setembre de 2013
Scientific Games has announced the planned organisational structure and leadership team of the combined company following the closing of the company’s pending merger with WMS Industries.
Post-merger, the senior corporate executives of Scientific Games will remain in their current roles, including A. Lorne Weil, who will serve as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the combined company. Operationally, the Company will be organized into two industry groups – Gaming and Lottery, which is expected to be composed of the core WMS Gaming business; Scientific Games’ server-based gaming business headquartered in the U.K.; Gaming-related systems businesses of both Scientific Games and WMS; and Williams Interactive.
The Gaming group will be led by William Huntley, who will serve as Executive Vice President and Group Chief Executive of Gaming, reporting to Mr. Weil. Mr. Huntley currently serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer, Systems, of Scientific Games, and has overseen the successful integration of several major acquisitions for Scientific Games.
The senior management team of the Gaming group will report directly to Mr. Huntley and is anticipated to include: Ken Lochiatto, President and Chief Operating Officer of WMS Gaming; Scott Schweinfurth, Chief Financial Officer of Gaming and Chief Integration Officer of Scientific Games; Frederick Gabbard, Senior Vice President, Product Development;Steven Beason, Enterprise Chief Technology Officer of Scientific Games; Brooks Pierce, Chief Revenue Officer of Gaming; Phil Horne, Group Managing Director of SG Gaming U.K.; and Jordan Levin, Managing Director of Williams Interactive.
Orrin Edidin will assume the role of Senior Vice President, Strategy and Business Development of Gaming, reporting directly to Mr. Weil. Steve Frater, Executive Chairman of SG Gaming U.K., will continue to report to Mr. Weil. Messrs. Lochiatto, Schweinfurth, Gabbard, Levin, and Edidin currently serve in senior management roles at WMS.
Brian Gamache, who has served as Chief Executive Officer of WMS since 2001 and Chairman since July 2008, will continue with Scientific Games in a consulting capacity to provide strategic advice to Mr. Weil and the senior management team as the two companies complete the integration and focus on the continued growth of the Company’s global gaming business.
Both of Scientific Games’ lottery businesses – Printed Products and Lottery Systems – will be led by James Kennedy, who will serve as Executive Vice President, Group Chief Executive of Lottery, reporting to Mr. Weil.
Mr. Weil said: “This announcement is an exciting step forward in the evolution of Scientific Games into a global gaming company with the most comprehensive portfolio of products and services and world-class functional expertise across the lottery and gaming industries. I am excited about the experienced leadership team we have chosen to take Scientific Games to the next level of success. We are uniting two highly complementary businesses and creating a collaborative team focused on delivering new solutions, truly innovative content, world-class technology and industry-leading services to customers around the globe.”
As previously announced on January 31, 2013, Scientific Games entered into an agreement to buy WMS for $1.5bn. The transaction, which remains subject to the approval of gaming regulatory authorities and other customary closing conditions, is expected to close in the fall of 2013. The appointments announced today are based on current expectations and are contingent on the closing of the merger.
